Acharya Prashant addresses the conflict between daily responsibilities and personal interests, such as reading. He explains that one should not view work as an obstacle to spiritual or intellectual pursuits. Using the analogy of eating and singing hymns, he suggests that work is a necessary complement to life's other activities. He warns against making books a substitute for living, emphasizing that scriptures like the Upanishads or the Bible discuss life itself. One must live deeply to truly understand what is written in books; otherwise, reading becomes a superficial exercise. He asserts that truth and simplicity are present in the current moment and do not require a future stage of attainment. Regarding the concept of rebirth and the rarity of spiritual realization mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, Acharya Prashant provides a psychological interpretation. He explains that 'thousands of births' do not refer to physical deaths over centuries, but to the constant fluctuations of the mind. Every time a person's mental state changes—from anger to fear or greed—they undergo a metaphorical rebirth into a different 'species' or 'yoni'. For instance, being aggressive is like being a lion, while being fearful is like being a rabbit. Therefore, the journey through millions of lives can happen within a very short period, and spiritual clarity is available immediately if one recognizes these mental shifts.